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  • sarissasarissa Posts: 1,984
    edited June 2021
    DavidL said:

    Scottish politics edges more in the direction of tragedy than comedy these days but this clearly has potential: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57501067

    In the first evidence of unrest against the Sturgeon dictatorship her nominee, Colin Beattie, was defeated 4 years ago for the position of treasurer on the votes of the membership by Douglas Chapman. Chapman resigned because as Treasurer Nicola's husband, party chief officer, was not allowing him access to the books. This left Nicola and Murrell as the only registered officers of the SNP which was a bit cozy even for her. So a solution has been found, a new Treasurer has been appointed. Step forward...Colin Beattie, her candidate who was rejected by the membership.

    Fantastic. Or fantastical. Or farce. Something like that.

    They had to find a replacement fall guy as being the being the only remaining officers having responsibility for the finances could prove awkard...
  • AlistairAlistair Posts: 23,670
    Pulpstar said:

    Scotland's 1317 cases is high.

    Oh, I was assured that scotland had peaked and was on its way down and only a zero covid idiot would think otherwise.
  • sarissasarissa Posts: 1,984
    edited June 2021

    Ladbrokes' prices on Chesham & Amersham (apart from the obvious one: who wins?):-

    To come third:-
    Greens 4/7
    Labour 11/8
    Liberal Democrats 16/1
    Reform UK 33/1
    Breakthrough Party 100/1
    Conservatives 100/1
    Freedom Alliance 100/1
    Rejoin EU 100/1

    LibDem vote share:-
    Under 25% 50/1
    25-30% 25/1
    30-35% 3/1
    35-40% 6/4
    40-45% 7/4
    45-50% 12/1
    Over 50% 40/1

    Is it worth looking at the third place market? Is Labour value, given the party came third in 2019 and second in 2017? Other bookmakers are available. In the absence of any polling data, I'm reluctant to get involved.

    If this is the two horse race we think, with the LibDems performing a squeeze on the non-Tory vote, then 45-50% band at 12-1 looks cracking value. They could get that - and still come second....
    Now 6/4 favourite - and a bet there would have filled the gap between my other selections... :/
  • sarissasarissa Posts: 1,984
    Sandpit said:

    Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Parliament should get a vote on whether to approve the UK-Australia trade deal. #FMQs

    https://twitter.com/JournoStephen/status/1405492429252399104?s=20

    Err, nope. That’s not how things work.

    Maybe Nicola should make more use of the powers her Parliament does have, rather than trying to stick her oar in on areas it certainly doesn’t.
    She's getting the repeal of EVEL - what more does she want?
  • GardenwalkerGardenwalker Posts: 21,294
    Referring to the conversation upthread, we need a Minister called “Socks” who could be reshuffled into the Cabinet.

    We could then get the Headline.

    Hancock Off; Socks On.
  • AlistairAlistair Posts: 23,670
    North East case numbers aren't great for "past the peak ers"
  • Nunu3Nunu3 Posts: 220

    Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Parliament should get a vote on whether to approve the UK-Australia trade deal. #FMQs

    https://twitter.com/JournoStephen/status/1405492429252399104?s=20

    Shes just being silly, now.
  • Nunu3Nunu3 Posts: 220
    Alistair said:

    North East case numbers aren't great for "past the peak ers"

    I wonder if there is some vaccine hesitancy in that part of Scotland, being that its one of the more conservative (with a small c) parts of Scotland.
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